Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

Preping for first meeting

Hi friends:) So, this weekend i have some free time and would like to go to a meeting. I am scared.I have been to a couple before with my mom & step dad and find that its an ultra emotional experience for me. the last one i attended i wad 15 and left bawling and cried til i fell asleep. I have so many backed up feelings & issues revolving around AA/drinking/sobriety that when i get in there i just start crying.(usually before i reach the door) I try to control some, but its really intense. meditation techniques pretty much go out the window, it hits this nerve and i'm blubbering and gushing helplessly. usually i don't cry. this maybe part of the puzzle. i want to cry and let it go but its comes out so dramatically.i think a little mantra along the way will help some but i want to be prepared. i'm sure its nothing new, crying at meeting, but i scare myself when it hits that nerve & loose it. i'm not sure what to expect from others. or how to turn it down. this is a huge step for me and i'm so scared. kind of silly. everyone cries i know but why does mine have to be so loud and snotty;) any advice?

Go ahead and snot &amp; cry, no one will mind in the least. Although I've been to many meetings, I really just figured things out for myself this week and I was a public MESS. I was welcomed with open arms and I ended up leaving with a smile and a feeling of relief. And have returned every day since.

You can't help your emotions or turn off the tears once they've started, let them flow. Most everyone (if not all) in that room has been right where you are before. Remember that...

You'll be just fine. Try not to be scared, just walk right in and the rest will just happen. You don't have to do anything but get your butt in the door. :) Good luck!

honey, there are people waiting just for you !! It is the newcomer that keeps us coming back. Go in and tell them that it is your first meeting, the rest will take it's course. It's o.k. to cry and be emotional. Welcome to your journey...

Relax. That's my advice relax. I also entered those doors with a feeling of failure as I too had attended open talks as a family member. Choose a closed meeting for your first. Take what you need, leave the rest.

I cried at my home group last night when speaking about my friend who was murdered earlier this week and I've got a few years sober. No one looked askance at me in any way and they understood. What I have learned about feelings since being in recovery is that the only bad thing about feelings is the song by Neil Sedaka. And, while I don't exactly like the way I am feeling right now, I don't need to try to change these feelings with a drink or a drug, nor do I need to numb them or feel that I shouldn't feel them.

Advice, just be yourself and acknowledge what you are feeling and be honest about things to others and mostly to yourself. Go there with an open mind and do your best to listen to the message of hope that I hope and pray you will hear while you are there. Go early and stay late after the meeting. Put your hand out to those who are there and ask for help. Lastly, realize that you deserve recovery and to have good things and blessings going on in your life.

Everyone in that room is just like you are. Please don't be afraid. Go in, find a seat and know everyone is glad you are there. Do what you want..... Either share, listen, cry, laugh, whatever..... Everyone cares how you feel....The door NEVER closes at AA.

For me, it feels kinda like the warm loving feeling I had when I visited my Mema- RIP, (grandma) and she would say something wise and made you think........ AA is like that a lot...

Para-go and cry as loud and snotty as you want. You will get a bunch of Mommy types coming over and hugging you, loving you and I betcha it will feel good for them and you! I know if I saw you crying like a blubbering baby at a meeting, and you did not smell of BO badly, I would come over and sit with you, let you cry on my shoulder.

You just know down deep that you are entering a place where it is ok to cry.

After a relapse a while ago now, I knew AA was the only place that I could go. I went into the meeting and cried all the way through it, handkerchiefs appeared from every corner, and afterwards I was hugged, given phone numbers, and prayer cards. All I can tell you is that I have never looked back and felt a huge sense of relief. It was out, I didnt have to be afraid anymore

All I can say is...I too used to blubber. Hey, why wouldnt we? All that emotion we have just drunk on.....think of it as a volcano exploding...it goes off and the lava comes out...then it lays settled with just the odd puff of steam every now and then.

It took me every drink I had to get me where I am today and that is ok, today I am ok.

Peace to you and dont leave it too long before finding a sober path, it really is such a good one :)

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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??

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